How to Enable Push Notifications on iOS and Android Phones

Push notifications allow you to receive instant alerts from your Reolink cameras whenever motion or other events are detected. To ensure you don’t miss important updates, follow the steps below to enable push notifications on your iPhone or Android phone inside both the phone settings and the Reolink App.

Applies to: All Reolink devices.

Step 1: Allow Reolink App Notifications in Phone Settings

iOS

Go to Settings > find and tap Reolink.
Select Notifications.
Turn on Allow Notifications.
(Optional) Enable Sounds to receive sound alerts.

Android

Go to Settings > Notifications > select Reolink.
Turn on Show notifications.
(Optional) Enable Sound and Vibrate to receive sound or vibration alerts.

Step 2: Enable Push Notifications in the Reolink App

Before setting up, upgrade the Reolink App to the latest version and the device to the latest firmware version.

For Standalone Reolink Cameras and Added to Home Hub

To access the settings page, the navigation path differs depending on the device connection.

For the standalone camera (left image) — tap the icon; for camera added to Home Hub (right image) — tap the icon next to the camera.

Then tap Push Notification > Enable Push Notifications. Tap Test in the upper right corner. And then you'll receive a test message “This is a test message, push notification set on xxx,”

Note:

1. The Push Notification option in the camera’s settings sends alerts for motion detection events, while the Push Notification option under Home Hub Settings only notifies you when Home Hub status is abnormal or when there is insufficient storage. For more details, see Managing Alert Events for Video Loss on Reolink Home Hub Series.

2. For standalone cameras, even if push notifications are enabled, adding the camera to a Home Hub series will default to push notifications being off. You will need to turn push notifications back on after adding it.
For Reolink Cameras on NVR

Tap NVR > icon > Push Notifications > Enable Push Notifications for the NVR first. Then enable Push Notifications for the camera you want to configure.

If you cannot enable Push Notifications or the test fails, refer to Reolink Push Notifications Operation Failed for troubleshooting.

Step 3: Customize Your Push Notifications

Note: Depending on the model, some settings may not be available. Refer to the actual interface of your device.

Schedule

This section lets you customize when and what types of alerts you want to receive.

Detection Type: Choose the types of events you want to be notified of, such as person, vehicle, or animal (available options may vary by camera model).
Time Schedule: Enable the hours during which you want to receive notifications. Each block represents one hour.

schedule select schedule

Device Notification Ringtones

Enable this option to receive a sound along with push notifications when an event is detected. You can customize the ringtone based on your phone:

Done! Now you can receive push notifications whenever the camera detects an event. To disable push notifications, just click the icon again (the icon will go gray).

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Set up Push Notifications on Other Platforms
How to Set up Push Notification for Reolink Cameras
How to Enable/Disable Push Notification for Cameras Connected to NVR
New Features by Camera Model
Learn about model-specific features such as image-based push notifications and call alerts.
Troubleshooting: No Push Notifications
Follow Reolink Push Notifications Not Working to resolve concern if you’ve configured push notifications but are not receiving them.
Push Notifications on Multiple Devices
To receive push notifications on multiple phones, or share camera access with others, note that only accounts with push capability have the option to enable push notifications. Accounts without this capability cannot receive notifications.

If you have any questions, click “Submit a request” below to contact the Reolink Support Team.